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Free Level 2 Warehousing Training Online – Lincoln College Adult Education

CostFREE
Duration12 weeks
LevelLevel 2
DeliveryOnline
StartFlexible
Awarding bodyTraining Qualifications UK awarding body
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About this course

Free Level 2 Principles of Warehousing Course. Study online at your own pace, fitting learning around your existing commitments. The course covers manual handling, stock checks, order processing, storage and packaging, dispatch, and customer service. You'll explore how these warehouse processes connect within a wider logistics operation. The course typically takes 12 weeks. It's a free principles of warehousing course for adults that leads to a recognised level 2 principles of warehousing qualification with Lincoln College Adult Education.

Who this course is for

The warehousing and storage of good is an essential part of logistics operations within a business. This course will help you to understand a variety of warehouse processes, including manual handling, stock checks, processing orders, storage and packaging of goods, and assembling for dispatch. You will also look in detail at the customer service process and how it can impact an organisation.

Suitable for:

This course will support the professional development of anyone currently working within warehousing and storage roles but can be used to support entry into related work roles.

Course units:

Unit 1: Health and safety requirements in a warehousing environment Unit 2: Understand the principles of warehousing goods Unit 3: Understand the process of stock checking and preparing goods for dispatch Unit 4: The importance of customer service in a warehousing environment

You will ideally need to have access to Microsoft Office programs such as Word, Publisher and PowerPoint as you may need to download and edit documents for your online course.

What you will learn

  • You'll understand manual handling procedures and safe working practices in a warehouse environment.
  • You'll learn how to carry out stock checks and manage inventory accurately.
  • You'll understand how to process customer orders from receipt through to dispatch.
  • You'll learn about the storage and packaging of goods and how to prepare items for dispatch.
  • You'll understand the customer service process and how it affects a business's reputation and operations.
  • You'll explore how warehousing and storage fit into broader logistics and supply chain operations.

How you will learn

You'll study online, working through course materials at your own pace. Assessment is through written assignments or knowledge-based questions that you complete and submit online. Lincoln College Adult Education will confirm the specific assessment format before you start.

What you will need to bring

The centre will provide most materials. Lincoln College Adult Education will confirm anything else you need before you start.

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Warehouse operative: picking, packing, and processing orders
  • Stock controller: managing inventory and carrying out stock checks
  • Goods-in operative: receiving, checking, and logging deliveries
  • Dispatch operative: preparing and sending out customer orders
  • Stores assistant: organising and maintaining stock in a storage facility
  • Logistics assistant: supporting the movement of goods within a supply chain

What you could study next

  • Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Warehousing and Storage Operations: a practical, work-based qualification that builds on this principles-level knowledge and is valued by employers for warehouse roles.
  • Level 3 Award or Certificate in Warehousing and Storage: suitable if you move into a supervisory or team-leader position.
  • Forklift operator licence (RTITB or ITSSAR): a separate licence required to operate forklift trucks in a warehouse setting.
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